Cargills Bank Limited is a licensed commercial bank in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. It received its license from
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka ( CBSL; si, ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව, Sri Lanka Maha Bankuwa) is the monetary authority of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1950 under the Monetary Law Act No.58 of 1949 (MLA), it is a ...
to operate domestic and offshore banking business on 21 January 2014 and was ceremonially opened on 30 June 2014. At present the bank consists of 17 branches island-wide with the head office based in
Kollupitiya
Kollupitiya, also known as Colpetty is a major neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The name Kollupitiya comes from the name of a chief from Kandy who had unsuccessfully attempted to dethrone the last king of Kandy. During the period of British a ...
.
Partners
The largest shareholders of Cargills Bank Limited are
Cargills (Ceylon) PLC
Cargills (Ceylon) PLC is a Sri Lankan Retail, FMCG, Banking and Restaurant company which is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. The controlling interest in the company is held by Ceylon Theatres PLC.
History
In 1844 British businessman Will ...
and
C T Holdings
C T Holdings PLC, formerly known as Ceylon Theatres Limited, is one of the largest conglomerate companies in Sri Lanka. The company was incorporated in 1928 by Chittampalam A. Gardiner and quoted on the Colombo Stock Exchange ever since. In 201 ...
PLC, both highly diversified conglomerates listed in the
Colombo Stock Exchange
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) ( si, කොළඹ ව්යාපාර වස්තු හුවමාරුව, translit=Kolamba Vyapara Vasthu Huvamaruva; ta, கொழும்பு பங்கு பரிவர்த்தனை) i ...
with interests in entertainment, hospitality trade, property development, manufacturing, food processing and retailing. Cargills Ceylon PLC, a Sri Lankan corporate established in 1844 is built on a strong foundation of values and ethics.
Cargills Bank is also well partnered through investments of leading corporates in the country whose brands, financial performance, market share and business foresight have been in the highest echelons of their respective fields. Most significant amongst them are;
Employees Provident Fund (EPF), MJF Foundation Investments (Pvt) Ltd, Melwa Group, AIA Holdings Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Softlogic Holdings PLC, Phoenix Ventures Ltd, MAS Capital (Pvt) Ltd, Asian Alliance Insurance PLC, Rosewood (Pvt) Ltd, Lalan Rubber Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.
References
* http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=144682
* http://www.ft.lk/article/511715/President-opens-Cargills-Square-Mall-and-Cargills-Bank-in-Jaffna
* http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=135026
* http://www.ft.lk/article/315722/CB-Chief-hails-Cargills-Bank-for-championing-spirit-of-progress
External links
Official Website
{{Banking in Sri Lanka
Banks of Sri Lanka